Comparison

Webli vs Curlie

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Webli

Features
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Webli — Code. Commit. Deploy. Anywhere. Bring your entire web development workflow to your iPhone or iPad with Webli — a full-featured mobile IDE built for modern web developers. Edit, preview, and manage your websites with desktop-class tools, including an AI assistant that works inside your project, a powerful Git client, FTP/SFTP, SSH, live preview, and a rich code editor optimized for touch. Whether you're fixing a bug, pushing commits, or learning to code, Webli puts a complete development environment in your pocket. AI Assistant • Ask AI from anywhere — a file in the explorer, a selection in the editor, or a lint error • Reads and searches your project, so answers are about your code, not generic examples • Writes, edits, renames, and deletes files — every change is shown for your approval first • Sees your live website: screenshots, page structure, and console errors, so it can diagnose real rendering and JavaScript problems • Free credits included to try it; continued use requires an optional auto-renewing subscription Code Editing • Multi-tab editor with syntax highlighting and code completion • Supports HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, Vue, PHP, SQL, JSON, XML, Markdown, and more • Customizable keyboard toolbar with snippets, color picker, and lorem ipsum generator • Search and replace (regex), go to line, and JSON formatting tools Git Integration • Clone, commit, push, pull, merge, rollback, and manage remotes • Stage changes and edit code directly in repositories • Work seamlessly with your existing Git workflow — no laptop required Preview and Deploy • Live website preview with desktop and device emulation • Inspect elements, view console logs, and monitor network traffic • Host a local HTTP server for real-device testing • Connect via FTP/SFTP or SSH with password or private key authentication • Upload and update files directly from your device Learn and Customize • Interactive HTML, CSS, and JavaScript tutorials with quizzes and code challenges • 22 editor color themes including GitHub and VS Code • Adjustable font sizes and color schemes • Customizable keyboard toolbar for faster coding Webli gives you a professional-grade web development environment for iOS — complete with an AI assistant, Git, FTP, SSH, and live preview tools, all in one elegant mobile app. Code. Commit. Deploy. Anywhere. AI features require an internet connection. Files you share with the assistant are sent to our service for processing. By subscribing, you agree to Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Curlie

Features
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Curlie is a fast, native API client for iPhone and iPad. PASTE CURL, GET A REQUEST Copy as cURL from Chrome, Safari or Firefox, or from any API's docs, and paste it into Curlie. It understands real-world commands (line continuations, quoting tricks, headers, bodies, forms, file uploads and auth) and shows you exactly what it read before importing. Export any request back to cURL with one tap. BUILD AND SEND REQUESTS • GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD and OPTIONS • Query parameters and headers you can switch on and off • JSON, text, form, multipart and GraphQL bodies • Basic, Bearer token and API key auth, kept in the Keychain • Color-coded JSON responses that keep the server's key order, with status, timing, size and headers • Previews for images and web pages STAY ORGANIZED • Collections you can reorder and rename • Environments with {{variables}} for hosts, tokens and IDs • History of your last 100 requests • A built-in library of 20 popular APIs, including GitHub, Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic, Notion, the National Weather Service and more. Many work without a key. CURLIE PRO: ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION • No ads • Shortcuts & Siri: send saved requests or cURL commands, then pull fields out of the JSON with a simple path • iCloud Sync of collections, environments and WebSocket endpoints • WebSockets: connect, send, ping and watch a live message log • GraphQL Schema Explorer: browse any schema and turn a field into a working query Try it now: "Hey Siri, get the forecast with Curlie."

Screenshots

Webli4 screens
Curlie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Webli at none against Curlie's shown. Curlie's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Webli sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Curlie sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Webli ships an update every 9 days, Curlie every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Webli versus Curlie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWebliCurlie
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB7 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperSebastian DombrowskiWhite Bread Games

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Webli

Subscriptions4
  • Webli Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Webli Pro + Remote7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Webli Pro7 Days trial$47.991 Year
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  • Webli Pro + Remote7 Days trial$67.991 Year
1 purchases

Curlie

One-time1
  • Curlie Pro$9.99

Questions

Is Webli free?
Webli is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Curlie free?
Curlie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Webli or Curlie have ads?
Curlie shows ads; Webli does not.
Which is updated more often, Webli or Curlie?
Webli ships an update every 9 days, and Curlie every 3 days. Most recently, Webli was updated on October 9, 2026 and Curlie on October 8, 2026.

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